02/01/14 – Madama Butterfly – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Sung in Italian
Approximate running time 3 hrs. 15 min.
Anthony Minghella’s breathtakingly beautiful and powerfully dramatic production returns, with Amanda Echalaz making her Met debut as Cio-Cio-San. Rising tenor Bryan Hymel sings Pinkerton.
Cast/Crew
Conductor: Philippe Auguin
Cio-Cio-San: Amanda Echalaz
Suzuki: Elizabeth DeShong
Pinkerton: Bryan Hymel
Sharpless: Scott Hendricks
Production: Anthony Minghella
Director and Choreographer: Carolyn Choa
Set Designer: Michael Levine
Costume Designer: Han Feng
Lighting Designer: Peter Mumford
Puppetry: Blind Summit Theatre
Photo credits: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera